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MedTunnel: Get Message Attachment

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Get a specific attachment of a message. The MessageId and AttachmentId are obtained from the "Get Mailbox Messages" example.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X GET -k 
//         -H "Authorization:PutAuthorizationTokenHere" 
//         https://server.medtunnel.com/medtunnelmsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid=989448&attachmentid=424857&setreadflag=false

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","PutAuthorizationTokenHere"

// The messageId and attachmentId are contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
success = http.SetUrlVar("messageId","989448")
success = http.SetUrlVar("attachmentId","424857")
success = http.SetUrlVar("setReadFlag","false")

// Download the attachment data into bd.
Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://server.medtunnel.com/MedTunnelMsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid={$messageId}&attachmentid={$attachmentId}&setreadflag={$setReadFlag}",bd)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)
    // For errors, the response body contains an error message instead of the actual attachment data.
    System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
    System.DebugLog(bd.GetString("utf-8"))
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")
    Return
End If

// Save the attachment data.
// The attachment filename is also contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/starfish.jpg")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed to save attachment file.")
Else
    System.DebugLog("Success.")
End If